Keith W Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 I keep hoping to use piping objects, but I never get anything other than 2d display (that is, lines) of the objects. Is there any way to change them to actually display/render with the dimensions assigned? Or would I need to use cylinders or some such if I wanted actual 3D display of pipes and fittings? The issue is, when designing complex MEP layouts, I'd like to actually see/show piping "fit" in 3D. Additionally, I need to design a "scaffold" of 2" tubing that could be done more descriptively with a 3D representation/render. Thanks for any help! Keith Quote Link to comment
Keith W Posted August 9, 2009 Author Share Posted August 9, 2009 I subsequently saw another recent thread on this in the general forum. Looks like I'm not the only one. Keith Quote Link to comment
islandmon Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 It's pretty easy to convert a bunch of lines into paths for ExtrudeAlongPath Piping runs. 1) Join >Lines 2) Compose > Lines=Poly 3) Poly > NURBS 4) Circle > NURBS 5) PolyNURBS + CircleNURBS = ExtrudeAlongPath You can duplicate and edit the Path & Profile for different scenarios. Quote Link to comment
Keith W Posted August 10, 2009 Author Share Posted August 10, 2009 Thanks IM, I'm curious: I've done ExtrudeAlongPath with circles and lines -- why would I need to convert them to nurbs, what's the advantage? Does that get me my radius bends or something? In any case, I don't think I can start with a "piping run" object... Keith Quote Link to comment
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